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> spikes in algal populations, which then lower the oxygen content of water bodies How can algae lower oxygen when oxygen is the very byproduct of their photos
by hypertele-Xii 4y ago
> spikes in algal populations, which then lower the oxygen content of water bodies
How can algae lower oxygen when oxygen is the very byproduct of their photosynthesis? They literally turn water into oxygen. Wouldn't that increase the oxygen content?
- mindracer 4y agoWhen the algae bloom dies oxygen is used during decay https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/effects-dead-zones-and-harmful-algal-blooms https://www.epa.gov/nutrientpollution/effects-dead-zones-and...
- lukas099 4y agoThis is similar to how mulch works to suppress weed growth. Mulch is decaying matter and nutrients like nitrogen are temporarily 'locked up' during the decay process.